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(No Model.) l I J. STANLEY.

METALLIC PLASTBRING SURFACE.

No. 290,133. Patented Dec. 11,1883.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMEs STANLEY, o-E NEw YoEK, NQY.

METALLIC PLASTERlNG-S'URFACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,133, dated December 11, 1883.

Application filed October 16, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, J AMEs STANLEY, of the city, county, and State ol' New York, have invented a new and Improved Metallic Plastering-Surface, of which the following `is a full, clear, and exact description.

rIhis invention relates to the use of wirecloth as a plastering-surface-in buildings in place of lath; and it consists, principally, in corrugating or forming ribs in the wirecloth, whereby the same is stiffened and made firmer, and whereby it may be secured to theV joists and studd-ing by means of common staples or other cheap and quickly and easily applied fastenings.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theiigures.

Figure l is'a sectional elevation of a plastered wall or ceiling formed in accordance with my invention, taken on the line :t a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a-front elevation, showing the wire-cloth partly plastered. Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation taken on the line y y of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view, show-l ing the wire-clothv secure to thel joist or studding. 1

'A A represent the studding or joists of a building. Y

B represents the wire-cloth, and C reprey sents the plastering. The wire-cloth B is corrugated or ribbed, as shown at ,and is attached to the joists or studding A by the staples b b, passed through the wire-cloth in the corrugations, and driven into the joists or studding, and the wire-cloth is, by preference, placed upon the joist or studding in such manner that the corrugations a runl transverse to the joist and studding, as shown in the draw` ings.

By corrugatlng the wire-cloth B, it will be seen that the staples b, which are cheap and quickly and easily applied, holdethe wirecloth in place with perfect security. It will also be seen that the whole body ofthe wirecloth is stiffened by formingthe corrugations.

in it, and that it is for the most part set out away from the edges of the j oist and studding, as shown at c c, by the ribs or corrugations, so that the plaster' when applied will key around and through the ribs or corrugations, and close to and around the edges of the joists and studding, as shown at d d, Fig. 3, thus perfectly sealing the same at the edges, so that fire cannot pass from joist to joist. Besides these advantages, the wire-cloth surface is lstrong and durable, and enables'the plaster to be put on without showing any impression of the joist or studding, `and is sufficiently rigid to prevent all sagging of the wall or ceiling.

In some cases, if found necessary, the wirecloth may be strengthened at the ribs or corrugations by increasing the number of strands of wire at those points; or a rod might be used for that purpose, woven in with the strands ofthe cloth or held in place along the outside of the corrugations by the staples b.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A metallic plastering-surface consisting of the wire-cloth B, corrugated or ribbed, substantially as and for the purposes described.v

2. The wire-cloth B, ribbed or corrugated, as shown at a, and attached to the joists or studding A by' staples b or other fastening,

the ribs a being arranged transverse to the `joist's or studding, substantially as described.

JAMES STANLEY.

Witnesses:

H. A. WEs'r, G. SEDewTcK.

7oy as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 

